Skiing the Planet

"Mongolia is kind of close, right?" Story about an attempt to ski everywhere in the world where there's snow. And in some places where there isn't. On and off-piste skiing on all continents, skiing into craters of live volcanoes, climbing, photography, and travel.

You can click here to go to the full list of blog entries, the off-piste guide section, or the "Approved by the Planetskier" section. The most recent and most interesting blog entries can be found below:

	Planetskier, The Next Generation My 9-year old son was the first to ski the local hill at Kauniainen this winter. And now he announced that he wants to be the last one as well. Full story April 2012 Kauniainen, Finland
	Two Countries in Eight Hours Full story The primary challenge with my trip was time. I could only burn one day on this and I had only one choice of flights in and out. But there was quite a bit of driving, not a lot of room for making navigation errors, and frankly too little time for the actual skiing. But in the end I was able to ski for one hour in the first place and a bit more than an hour in the second. April 2012 Kakisklans, Latvia and Kuutsemae, Estonia
	Spring in Chamonix Chamonix is arguably one of the best ski destinations in the world. If not the best. But can you ski in there in early April, when the rest of France sports sunshine and temperatures nearing +20 degrees? Full story April 2012 Chamonix, France
	Velo avec des Skis Full story Bike to train station with skis on your back, take the TGV, go skiing. That's what I did in Paris. March 2012 Amneville, France
	Paris I hate my job. Now I have to go to Paris. In spring. What a dreadful city! Seriously though, I love Paris and the meetings are super interesting. But how to get to the ski slopes? Full story March 2012 Paris, France
	The Eight Hour Challenge I booked flights that give me 8 hours on site, with 4 hour drive from arrival airport (Riga) to departure airport (Tartu), and two countries and two ski areas in between. Doable? Full story March 2012 Kakisklans, Latvia and Kuutsemae, Estonia
	Estonia I'm thinking of making an excursion to Estonia on Sunday to see what kind of ski hills they have. Anyone want to join? Full story March 2012 Kuutsemae, Estonia
	Six Pictures Everyone has probably seen the Facebook meme on six pictures for what your friends think you do, what you think you, and what you really do. I wanted to make one for skiing. Full story March 2012 Val Thorens, France and Vallnord, Andorra
	Cisco's For all my good friends at Cisco, the networking company: did you know that Cisco's is the best after ski bar in Andorra? Full story February 2012 Vallnord, Andorra
	Two More Countries I'm heading out today for a two day trip to collect Spain and Andorra. But many countries left. It still feels like the planet has an unending supply of unexplored ski destinations. Full story February 2012 La Molina, Spain and Vallnord, Andorra
	Peuramaa II I've written about Peuramaa and its playground before. But I noticed something new. What strikes me about these visits is the darkness. Full story February 2012 Peuramaa, Kirkkonummi, Finland
	Hirvensalo Abo Hors Piste! Off-piste skiing in Turku, in the small but wonderful Hirvensalo ski area. Full story February 2012 Hirvensalo, Turku, Finland
	Moominworld Cliffs If I have to spend eight days per year in Moominland, it is clear that I need to come up with something interesting to do there. How about skiing down the President's Cliff? Fifteen meters of near vertical rock. Too bad I forgot my ice axes, because the return was even tricker. Full story February 2012 Moominworld, Naantali, Finland
	Out of Bounds in Les Arcs I was more worried about falling on that vertical wall than the police catching me, but both were real concerns. And then I caused an avalanche. This is a story about my four day trip to Les Arcs, France. Full story February 2012 Les Arcs, France
	Russian Ski Stars I climbed a mountain, and found a ski movie actress from Russia on the top! Full story January 2012 Courchevel, France
	Magnifique Apres-Ski! The best after-ski in the world? Could be. Who would have thought we'd find this in France? Full story January 2012 Val Thorens, France
	Fortress Islands Saturday evening's exercise. Full story January 2012 Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
	Slope Infinity Skiing in Hong Kong? An infinitely long ski slope? Skis that melt? Ski challenges indoors? Full story November 2011 Slope Infinity, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
	Skiing the Highest Pass in South Africa Falling in the no-fall zone and other interesting stories. Summary of my 156 000 kilometer ski year. Full story August 2011 Sani Pass, South Africa
	Africa. Snow. AK-47s. I'm glad to be back home in Finland. It was so damn cold in Africa! Full story August 2011 Afriski, Lesotho
	Horseback Skiing in the Himalayas No problem. I had never ridden a horse before, so practicing riding on steep, rocky paths at 3 to 4 kms while carrying ski gear and taking photos sounded like a fun thing to do. Full story June 2011 Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, India
	Priorities Landed in Delhi for some customer meetings. But first things first, Himalaya is kind of close. Sharing a taxi with my skis for the next 600 kilometers. Lets see if I'll find snow. Full story June 2011 Delhi, India
	Dog Finds Slovenia's Last Snow Dogs that climb. Dragging skis to top of mountains on our backs. Skiing Slovenia's last traces of snow. Meeting with the guy who skied down from the seven summits. Full story May 2011 Češka Koča hut, Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Slovenia
	Skiing Kauniainen at 3AM May, 2011. Its 3AM and I'm about to ski on the local hill in Kauniainen. Full story May 2011 Kauniainen, Finland